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Saudi fitness instructor stabbed in face while jailed over women’s rights posts

Pen used in assault on Manahel al-Otaibi, who has been imprisoned for 11 years for ‘terrorist’ tweets after secret trial

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024

Saudi court ‘secretly’ hands 11-year sentence to women's rights activist

A Saudi court has recently sentenced women's rights activist Manahel al-Otaibi to 11 years in prison in a "secret hearing", according to two human rights groups who denounced the ruling as contradictory to the kingdom’s “narrative of reform and women’s empowerment”.

France 24 · May 3, 2024

Tweets Or 'Terrorism'?: Saudi's Jailed Online Activists

A Saudi court's decision to sentence fitness influencer Manahel al-Otaibi to 11 years in prison highlights what activists describe as a fierce crackdown on even vaguely critical online speech.

International Business Times · May 1, 2024

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Saudi Arabia activist sentenced to 11 years in prison for ‘support’ of women’s rights

Manahel al-Otaibi, who promoted female empowerment on social media, was arrested under anti-terror laws

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024

'Crumbs Of Freedom': Saudi Sisters Prove Limits Of Social Change

The Al-Otaibi sisters have paid a steep price for defending women's rights in Saudi Arabia, with one detained, another exiled, and the third trapped in the kingdom under a travel ban.

International Business Times · Mar 7, 2024

Saudi fitness instructor Manahel al-Otaibi latest targeted in crackdown on dissent in kingdom

A 29-year-old fitness instructor popular on social media in Saudi Arabia faces charges that could see her imprisoned over her posts, becoming the latest person targeted in a crackdown in the kingdom

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

Saudi Arabian woman arrested over Twitter and Snapchat posts promoting reform

Manahel al-Otaibi, 29, was held in November on charges including using a hashtag calling for end to male guardianship

The Guardian - US · May 30, 2023

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Saudi Arabia Launches Major Partnerships, Agreements to Boost Tourism

Several global partnerships and agreements enhancing the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia were accomplished at the Future Hospitality Summit, which concluded Wednesday. Saudi Arabia hosted the second edition of the Future Hospitality Summit under the theme "Reimagined Horizons" on the 24th and 25th of May at Riyadh Airport Marriott Hotel.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 26, 2022

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